OREM, Utah — One student holed up in his house for two days after witnessing Charlie Kirk's assassination, nervous about going back to the Utah college campus where the conservative activist was shot. Another, unable to sleep or shake what she saw and heard, called her dad to come take her home.
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They witnessed Charlie Kirk's assassination. Now students reckon with the grief
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Law enforcement monitors the scene Saturday at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, where Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed.
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A truck drives by Saturday with "Justice for Charlie" written on a window as a brigade of vehicles drives by Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, in tribute to Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk.
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Supporters gather Saturday at a memorial for Turning Point USA CEO and co-founder Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
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Utah Valley University student Alec Vera stands near a memorial for Charlie Kirk on Friday in Orem, Utah.
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